One of the major problems that the world is facing is the environmental pollution. Among these, the appropriate management of the hazardous and special wastes is significantly important especially for the economically developing countries. Another problem that the authorities in the waste management are combating is the wastes of natural disasters such as flooding, earthquake and fire. Lack of ...

In the current study, the solid waste characterisation that belongs to Artvin city centre, which is located in East Black Sea Region of Turkey, were searched. The study has the feature of being the first study for the country of Artvin in terms of study. The field of study is composed of 7 neighborhoods and those can be separated into 3 groups as low, middle and high level of income. In this st...

Abstract Background: In 2007, a rule prohibiting the use of incinerators was ratified by the Iranian Islamic Parliament. Based on this rule, the Ministry of Health emphasized the sterilization of infectious waste at its production source by means of non-incineration equipment and methods. This research examined the performance of non-incineration technologies in treating medical infectious and ...

background: the production of waste pollutants has become a major problem for many food and oil industries. however, oil wastes can provide alternative substrates for industry, which could help to solve environmental pollution problems. furthermore, oil wastes can be used as substrates to produce unsaturated fatty acids, which are important for health.objectives: the production of fatty acids i...

Background & Aims of the Study: Increasing hazardous industrial wastes and lack of necessary regulations for management of them have led to serious problems in some parts of Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the situation of collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of hazardous industrial wastes in the Khazra Industrial Park of Kerman, Iran. Materials & Meth...

Fast urbanization and serpentine uses of electronic gadgets during the last two decades has led to genesis of a whopper character of electronic wastes resulting in soil, water and environmental pollutions. Thus pollution administer along with environmental safety has become the greatest worry of environmental scientists and activists worldwide. Dumping of electronic wastes, lone of the by-produ...